16 March 2018
The Methodist Conference chooses President and Vice-President for 2014/15
The Methodist Conference has elected the Revd Kenneth Howcroftto be President of the Conference in 2014/15, and Mrs Gill Dascombeto be Vice-President. Both will start their year of office when theConference meets in Birmingham on 28 June 2014. They will succeedthe current President and Vice-President, the Revd Ruth Gee and DrDaleep Mukarji, as the first item of the Conference'sbusiness.
Ken Howcroft was ordained in 1984, and has since servedthe Church as a circuit minister, a tutor in a theological college,a connexional secretary responsible for Formation in Ministry andAssistant Secretary of theConference.
Ken said: "This is a great privilege and a humbling moment. Iask for people's prayers for both the year of preparation and mytime in office."
Gill Dascombe has been a local preacher since 1987, and was afinalist in The Times' Preacher of the Year competition. She hasbeen a member of and chaplain to the Methodist Council, and worksas a hospital pharmacist. She is a member of her local NHS TrustCouncil of Governors.
Gill said: "I am so grateful to the Conference for thisopportunity. The current President and Vice-President will be atough act to follow, but I look forward to this chance toserve."
The role of President of the Conference is reserved forPresbyters, and Vice-President for lay people or Deacons.
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